Socialism and Feminism
The relationship of socialism and feminism has been an interesting one. On the one hand, opponents often tried to redbait feminists and feminism as a way to diminish support. On the other hand, some feminists were also socialists, emphasizing the need for class equality to either accompany or take priority over sex equality.
Bernadette Devlin
Bernadette Devlin, fiery socialist Catholic from Northern Ireland, was the youngest woman elected to Parliament.
Bernadette Devlin, fiery socialist Catholic from Northern Ireland, was the youngest woman elected to Parliament.
About Emma Goldman
A biographical sketch of Emma Goldman, whose socialism took her to Russia and from there to a critique of the authoritarianism that resulted from the Russian Revolution.
A biographical sketch of Emma Goldman, whose socialism took her to Russia and from there to a critique of the authoritarianism that resulted from the Russian Revolution.
Lucy Parsons
A profile of Lucy Parsons, anarchist and socialists who helped found the IWW.
A profile of Lucy Parsons, anarchist and socialists who helped found the IWW.
Lucy Parsons Quotes
Quotes by Lucy Parsons - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Lucy Parsons - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Frances Wright - Picture
Frances Wright was a follower of utopian socialist Robert Owen.
Frances Wright was a follower of utopian socialist Robert Owen.
Kate Richards O'Hare and World War I Sedition
Socialist and labor organizer Kate Richards O'Hare was one of the Americans incarcerated after World War I for violating the Espionage Act. Learn more here with a summary and reproductions of original documents about Richards and her activities.
Socialist and labor organizer Kate Richards O'Hare was one of the Americans incarcerated after World War I for violating the Espionage Act. Learn more here with a summary and reproductions of original documents about Richards and her activities.
The Red Scare and Women's Peace Activism, 1920s, Introduction
After 1920, a second Red Scare targeted groups such as the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. This set of documents shows how the WILPF was linked by its opponents, including the DAR, to communist and socialist groups as part of the campaign against their peace work.
After 1920, a second Red Scare targeted groups such as the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. This set of documents shows how the WILPF was linked by its opponents, including the DAR, to communist and socialist groups as part of the campaign against their peace work.
The Socialist Feminist Project
An exploration of the philosophy of socialist feminism, an approach to feminism that flourished beginning in the 1970s and which attempts to explain oppression by sex, class, and usually also race and sexual orientation, as part of a coherent whole.
An exploration of the philosophy of socialist feminism, an approach to feminism that flourished beginning in the 1970s and which attempts to explain oppression by sex, class, and usually also race and sexual orientation, as part of a coherent whole.